Date:         Mon, 12 May 2008 10:53:15 -0400
Reply-To:     Lee Kirstein <leekirstein@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Lee Kirstein <leekirstein@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagons being called "Hippie Wagons"..
Comments: To: craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
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I've also heard "Terrorist Bus" as a nickname (maybe stemming from the 60's
bus used in Back to the Future?).

If anything, I'd prefer Hippie Bus over terrorist bus!

On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 9:21 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> A few days ago i was driving around to add some test miles to my van, with
> my older brother riding shotgun. It was a beautiful day, so the windows
> were
> down and the music was playing. Well as we entered the local park, a large
> group of say 20 middle school aged childred started giving peace signs and
> running after the bus yelling things like "Sweet Hippy Bus" and "Wow, look
> at that", and some even broke out into singing the Scooby Dooo Themesong.
> Well we made our lap around the park, and as we were coming back that way
> i
> was amazed to see all these kids standing alongside the road with their
> cameraphones out, waiting.
>
> So I turned up The Grateful Dead music, flashed them a peace sign, and
> went
> on my way. It was clear that "that hippy wagon" made their day! I've also
> gotten this response from more than a handful of older people, who see any
> rear engined VW van (they may not know where the engine is, but EVERYONE
> can
> associate the differences between the T3 and T4....), as a "Volkswagen
> Bus".
>
>
> The curtains help : )
>
> -Craig
> '85GL
>
> On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hippie Van?  Those darn Amerikans!
> >
> > I saw two boys in the parking lot nearly knock each other out playing
> > "Punch
> > Bug" when saw me in my 2001 Beetle TDI.
> >
> > Chris.
> >
>



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Lee